Fountain-stopper for mucilage-bottles.



A. NELSON.

FOUNTAIN STOPPER FOR MUGILAGE BOTTLES.

\ APPLICATION FILED JAlLQB, 1911.

1,021,622, Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

I CdL UMmA PLANOGIIA'K CO" IASHINGTON. D. C-

"UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR NELSON, 0F SMITHVILLE, MINNESOTA.

FOUNTAIN-STOPPER FOR MUCILAG-E-IBOTTLES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR 'NELs'oN, a citizen of the United States of America, re-

siding at Smithville, in the county of St,

' sticky and unpleasant to handle.

With these and other ends in View which will readily appear as the nature of the in vention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts which will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In. the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferred form of the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing,Figure l is a vertical sectional view of a mucilage bottle showing the improved fountain stopper and brush applied in position for operation. Fig. 2 is a side View showing the stopper with the fountain tube and the brush detached, the fountain tube being partly broken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the brush detached, together with the piston or follower and the plug or stopper associated therewith.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like characters of reference.

The mucilage bottle 1, which may be of any suitable conventional shape, is provided with a stopper 2 through which a tube 3 extends downwardly to within a short distance of the bottom of the bottle.

The brush B comprises the handle portion Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 28, 1911.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

Serial No. 605,244.

5 which consists of a tube made of sheet metal and having the brush fibers 6 at the lower end thereof. The tube is provided near its lower end with flanges or collars 7 between which a packing ring 8 is secured. The tube 5 also carries a cap 9 and a stop per 10, the latter being adapted to fit in the upper end of the fountain tube 3.

- Normally, the liquid contents of the bottle 1 will not rise within the fountain tube 3 until air is enabled to pass beneath the lower edge of said tube to replace the liquid passing from the reservoir surrounding the tube, and the length of the brush tube beneath the cap 9 is so proportioned as to enable the brush fibers to dip properly into the liquid. The stopper 10 upon the brush tube forms a tight closure to prevent loss by evaporation. When the brush is withdrawn through the fountain tube, the brush fibers are liable to leave a portion of the mucilage upon the inner walls of the fountain tube by contact therewith, but when the brush is replaced, the piston or follower formed by the packing 8 between the flanges 7 will wipe the inner wall of the fountain tube, keeping the latter clean and free from adhesive liquid which might otherwise dry and obstruct the passage.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

1. A mucilage bottle having a stopper and a fountain tube extending therethrough, in combination with a detachable brush including a handle having a stopper to engage the upper end of the fountain tube, and a follower constituting a piston to operate in said tube.

2. A mucilage bottle having a stopper and a fountain tube extending therethrough, in

combination with a detachable brush including a handle having a cap, a stopper adjacent to said cap to engage the upper end of the fountain tube, and a follower constituting a piston to operate in said tube.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR NELSON. Witnesses:

F. E. WATSON, R. O. WEDDELL.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iatents, Washington, D. G. 

